Beater



Feb.` v15,1927. 1,617,787

C. ANDREWS, JR

BEATER Filed Mardh 5, 1925 throughout, and in which I have illustrated' 'Patented' Feb. 15, 1927.

UNITED ySTATES PATENT CFFlCE.

CHARLES ANDREWS, JR., F ROCKFOREM ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE WASHBURN COMPANY 0F WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION 0F MASSACHUSETTS.

Baaren.

Application led March 5, 1925, Serial No. 13,014.

My invention relates to a beater or stirrer' vfor culinary purposes, more particularly for beating eggs, whipping'l cream, mixing bat-l ter and like uses. i The invention provides a novel and simple implement by which any of the foregoin operations may be quickly and etilcient y carried out, Iand which is so constructed as to .produce maximum agitation loor stirring with a minimum effort on the part of the user, and which is so constructed and shaped as t facilitate access to corners, edges or crevices in order to thoroughly loosen or pick up and disintegrate the inaterial being acted upon, especially in mixing batter so that dry particles of iour or the like may be loosened and thoroughly intermixed with the' flour content ofthe batter.,

The invention also provides a stirrer which can be easily cleaned, the device being so designed as -to obviate the necessity of twisting the wires or bending one upon the other thereby providing a flat implement without projecting rough edges and one which is durable` and simple and capable of economicalproduction.

Other objects and attendant advantage will be appreciated b those skilled in this art as the invention ecomes better understood by reference to the following description when considered in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1, 1s a plan view of a beater or stirrer constituting the subject matter of my invention in its preferred construction;

Fig.'2, is an edge view of the implement shown in Fig. 1 looking toward the left;

' Fig. 3, is a cross-sectional view taken on the plane of the section line 3-3 of Fig. 1 and looking-1n the direction indicated by the arrows;

Fig. 4, is a fragmentary view of a modi- 'iied form of connection between the inner beaterl wires and the frame.; and

Figs. 5 and 6, are cross-sections taken on the lines 5-5 and 6 6, respectively, of

Fig, 4.

eferring to the drawmgs in detail 1n which like characters refer to the same parts what I now consider to be the preferred embodiment of the invention, the stirrer or beater comprises a frame 5 preferably produced from a single length or strand of relatively stiff wire or other-suitable material having a side 6 and an end 7 extending in acuteangle relation with respect thereto at the corner portion 8. The end 7 is then curved as indicated at.9 and continued to form a side 10 which converges toward the side 6 opposite thereto. The curve 9 is adapted to fitvvithin cooking utensils or receptacles with different curvatures so that the material being agitated ormixed may be easily scraped o1' removed from the surface thereof.

The corner portion 8 is relatively sharp and permits access to corners for removing or loosening material which may become col- 'lected therein, especially dry material such as flour, when the device is in use for m1xing batter or the like. The combination of the rounded and sharp corners adapts the device for various shapes of receptacles in beating eggs, whipping cream, mixing batter or other stirring or agitating operations.

The frame 5 supports a plurality of longitudinally extended wires or tines 11, arranged in series and consisting preferably of short lengths of wire preferably smaller in cross section than the frame and rebent intermediately to form bight portions l2 which are welded, soldered or otherwise fastened at the inner periphery or side of the end 7 of the frame 5 as indicated `more particularly in Fig. 1 of the drawings. The branching portions of these U-shaped members or wires 11, converge rearwardly or inwardly and diverge forwardly substantially like the sides 6 and l0 of the frame and have their rear ends anchored to a flat sheet metal clip sheet or flat metal clip 13 is crimped or corrugated as indicated at 15 to provide a se- -ries of recesses or seats in which the ends of the wires 11 are received and welded or soldered to firmly hold the same in position in connection with the anchoring of the forward portions at the end 7', thus providing a rigid substantial structure obviating the necessity of binding Athe wires one over the lother which it' resorted to produces a rough or bulky connection lumnwhich the material collects and coagulates so that cleaning ol such a device is accomplished with much dilticulty. The extremities ot' the strand or sides 6 and 1t) may be bent toward each other and joined or intertwisted as indicated at 16 to form a shank upon which a handle 17 of wood or other suitable material may be mounted. rlhe device is easy to handle as compared with a wire or metal handle and the method ot' holdingr the wires in position and securing the same ,to the sheet metal clip by crimping and welding as described, facilitates clcaning.

vWhether the device is used as an egg beater, cream Whpper, batter mixer or for other purposes, the agitating and beatingr operation may be quickly carried out by reason of the plurality of wires. The construction insures that the various particles will be broken up and disintegrated especially when mixing batter and enables flour or the like to be loosened or removed from curved surfaces and corners of the receptacle irrespective ot the shape so that it may be thoroughly mixed with the liquid content.

In Figs. 4 and I have shown a modified.A

forni of connection between the tines or inner beater wires 11 and the sheet metal clip or plate 13, in which said plate is bent. medially upon itself at 18 to provide a front 19 'and a back 20, the side edges ot the former being turned over the frame. members 6 and 10 and clamped over the side edges of the back member 20, as shown in Fig. 6. Said plate is perforated at 21 alonfr the bent edge to receive the ends of sai wires. It Will be noted that the front and back sides of the plate cover the Wire ends so as to leave no sharp or projecting edges. With this construction it is not necessary to weld or otherwise secure the ends of the Wires 11 to the plate 13.

While I have described what I consider to be the preferred embodiments of the invention it is to be understood that various changes in the details of construction and relatlon of parts described, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as will be hereinafter claimed. It is also understoml that suitable, bendable or flexible material may be substituted tor the wire although the latter is preferably used and is of round cross section. The metal parts otI the implement are nickeled or otherwise coated to prevent rustinglr or contamination. It Will also be observed that the body or frame of the beater i.' substantially triangular in outline, which shape facilitates the mixing action, while the longitudinal wires substantially forni ribs or battles adapted when moved through the material acted upon, to cause violent disturbance and agitation so that the mixing operation can be quickly and ettieiently carried out..

l claim:

1. A beater comprising a frame having side wire members, a handle on one end ot' the trame, a sheet metal plate interposed between and secured to said side members adjacent to the handle, and beater wires secured to the frame and having ends secured to said plate.

2. A beater as set forth in claim l in which said ends are secired to said plate at spaced points along the-edge of the plate remote from the handle.

8. A beater as set forth in claim l in which the end portion of said plate remote from the handle is perforated for the reception of said wires and is turned over against sald ends to cover them.

4. A beater comprising a Wire bordering frame providing an end portion and adjoining'side portions, a handle for said frame opposite said end portion, a plurality of beater Wires between said side portions eX- tending lengthwise of said frame in the same general direction as said side portions, each pair 0f adjacent Wires being formed from a continuous piece joined by a loop secured to the endportion ofsaid frame, and a plate interposed between and secured to said side portions of said frame at the handle end thereof having said intermediate beater Wires secured thereto.

CHARLES ANDREWS, JR. 

